GM JT

No video of Shogdzhiev complaining about losing to dinosaurs?

Just read an excellent press release about the British #Chess championship being held in Liverpool, with a nice historical overview, by @leonwatson.bsky.social I was only slightly disappointed that there was no reference to one of the great #murder mysteries ...

Vapor cone forming around an F-18 near the speed of sound.

Also known as a shock collar, a vapor cone is a visible cloud of condensed water that can sometimes form around an object moving through moist air at high speeds, such as a fighter jet approaching the sound barrier.

I'm sure most people are horrified, but I can't help feeling a bit pleased to see how much Magnus still cares... #chess #magnuscarlsen #fury

Very puzzled by how well 'hidden' the recent Latvian championship was - not broadcast on the usual suspect sites. Has made me add a few less visited ones to my list... #chess

I hate it when someone misspells a word SO badly that you cannot remember what's right after seeing it.

😞 RIP to one of the few names in chess that everyone knows.

Wow. I haven't been tuned in for a while and you were doing so many things recently it seems unreal. Then again, I wrote next to nothing last year... reading is a tough sell these days

@leonwatson.bsky.social Looking for work?!

Pictured at the Lloyds Bank Masters, London, August 1982 (L to R): Vlastimil Hort, Tony Miles, Jeremy Morse (chairman of Lloyds Bank), János Flesch, Viktor Korchnoi, Ljubomir Ftáčnik. (Photo via http://britishchessnews.com.)

I learned today that the main character was named after Sir Jeremy Morse (1928-2016), banker, chess problemist, crossword devotee & friend of Colin Dexter.
Morse was chairman of Lloyds' Bank, who were an extremely important sponsor of chess here in the '80s & 90s.
(See Alt tab for details.)

Have got half an eye on the Chessable leg of the Champions #Chess Tour, and am startled by the pace. Did they always play more than one bracket per day? I thought the four-game match was a day's work before...

Half a century ago today: the 1st round of the biennial international tournament in Tallinn.
Among the pairings: Keres v. Marović. Spassky can be seen passing in the background.
(📷: D. Prants, O. Vihandi, via muis.ee, meediateek.ee.) #chess

You can tweak the rules of the game, but you'll still have to beware of the kids... #chess #freestyle #fischerrandom #chess960959

I can never see pelmeni and not think of Eddie Gufeld...

Whoa

Born 75 years ago today in Cheliabinsk, USSR - Evgeny Sveshnikov (1950-2021), without doubt one of the most significant opening theoreticians of the 20th century.
Pictured here at Wijk aan Zee, January 1981.
(📷R. Bogaerts / ANEFO, via nationaalarchief.nl.) #chess

Noel is great.

Junior Junior just spotted this on Norwegian TV

Junior Junior just spotted this on Norwegian TV

Ah, the bots seem to have found this account...

Time to check out and move on. #tatasteelchess #wijkaanzee #chess #hotel

Just some guys blitzing after #tatasteelchess #gukesh #worldchampion #chess

Experiencing some posting anomalies...

During the #tatasteelchess the Tourist Information office in Wijk aan Zee is a #chess book store and more

Bluesky, can we do a bit better with refreshing? I'd like to see new posts as they come out.

During the #tatasteelchess the Tourist Information office in Wijk aan Zee is a #chess book store and more

Don't forget _empathy_

Went along to a book signing near the #tatasteelchess venue and got roped in...

Autograph hunters gather at the players ' entrance... #tatasteelchess #chess

Backstage at the Mecca of classical #chess. Less than 24 hours here and already so many new meetings and reunions...